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Deadline: June 30th, 2014 Payment: Even split of net profits between Editor, Authors, and Illustrator. Paid quarterly. This will be a very small project. Many of the stories will be solicited from friends of mine, both IRL and online. That doesn't mean they aren't accomplished authors. So, there aren't many open spots. This idea was born as a reaction to an editor's complaint about the volume of cannibal submissions he received through Apex's slush pile. With large markets, themes and tropes tend to come in waves. Apparently that wave includes cannibals right now. So some of his friends, and mine, started joking about starting a cannibal-themed anthology. Well, here we are. What are we looking for? Cannibals, obviously. But we aren't looking for the same tired stories that feature inbred hillbillies capturing college spring-breakers and serving them up for lunch. You see it in film even more than fiction; The Hills Have Eyes, Dying Breed, Wrong Turn etc... Give us something fresh. Sexy cannibals. Philosophic cannibals. Lawyer cannibals. Quiltbag cannibals. Cannibal angels. Cannibal steampunk. Alt. History with cannibals. A cannibal family drama. What we are not looking for. Rapey cannibals. Hillbilly cannibals. Racist cannibals. Tribal cannibals. There's always exceptions to the rules, but if you use any of these things it better be a damned good story. Poetry - Query, you never know. Word Limit: 8,000 - Query for longer. Format: Standard Manuscript Format http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html Response Time: 2 weeks or less, depending on volume. Pay: Even split of net profits between Editor, Authors, and Illustrator. Paid quarterly. Fewer authors = more money. So I'll be favoring longer stories, though won't rule out shorter ones depending on the quality and other factors. Publisher: Self published in Kindle Format and possibly Createspace depending on interest. Please send submissions to [email protected] using "Submission" in...

Deadline: June 30th 2014 Payment: £10 on publication, copy of the paperback and profit share for two years. Darlings! The awesome team of Jen & Jan are doing a Fox Spirit anthology and we are open for submissions! Official blurb type thing - Wicked Women  Edited by Jan Edwards and Jenny Barber Regular readers of Fox Spirit books know that women are pretty bad-ass – be they evil queens, goddesses, super-villains or anti-heroes, warriors, monsters, bad girls, rebels, mavericks or quietly defiant – so with that in mind, we’re looking for stories of women who gleefully write their own rules, women who’ll bend or break the social norms, skate along the edge of the law and generally aim to misbehave. Genres: any variation of fantasy, SF, horror and/or crime. Length: 4000 – 8000 words Format: doc/docx/rtf files – see the Fox Spirit house style guide for formatting requirements Email as an attachment to: [email protected] Please put ‘Submission: Wicked Women/story title’ in the email subject line Deadline: 30th June 2014 Payment: £10 on publication, copy of the paperback and profit share for two years. Odd notes - Yes, we’re accepting stories from men too! Just make sure your lead is a woman. A leading woman can be cisgender or transgender or any person who chooses to self identify or present as a woman in the space of the story. Via: Jenny Barber

Deadline: June 30th, 2014 Payment: An equal percentage royalty split of 50% of sales p.o.d. and e-book. Burnt Offerings Books is planning on publishing a series of anthologies. The theme of the next anthology will be fixed-timeline time-travel. Why fixed-timeline time-travel? Because I love books and films about time travel. And I hate books and films about time travel. I love the idea of time travel but I hate paradoxes. One of the only films I know of that successfully used the concept of fixed-timeline time-travel is 12 Monkeys. With almost every other film that uses time travel as a plot device, the plot holes and paradoxes ruin them for me. The most recent time-travel film I've watched was Looper. If the premise they were using was fixed-timeline time travel, then much of the film would be completely untenable. The plot holes could have been fixed if they had taken the time to work on the screenplay, but they weren't because they didn't. It's things like that which set me to thinking. What is "fixed-timeline time travel"? I think that this infographic explains it fairly well.   What kind of stories are we looking for? A good story trumps genre classification but we are generally looking for stories about time travel. We are going to be very discriminative in our selection process. We are looking for literature.   Not just stories. If you’re going to explore a traditional genre, we expect you to do something new with it. If you send us another textbook genre story, you will receive a polite letter of refusal and suggestions for other markets that may be better suited for your work. What we’re looking for is writing that is evocative and actually effects readers emotionally. If you’re going to go for scary, we want terrifying writing...

Deadline: July 1st 2014 Payment: $10 and digital copy DailyNightmare.com is accepting submissions for its second annual anthology of 100-word prose poems based on any of the 350-plus nightmares currently posted on the site (http://dailynightmare.com/category/nightmares/). Payment will be $10.00 made via PayPal and a .pdf of the final anthology in exchange for First World Serial Rights, electronic rights, and reprint rights for posters and postcards. (After one year, rights can be reassigned to the author.) In addition to professional word-rate, this will be a cool-looking publication since we intend to exploit all the tricks of expressive digital typography. The deadline for submissions is July 1. A couple extremely specific criteria: 1) All submissions must be “inspired by” one of the nightmares posted on the site. (Hint: Want to submit a story based on one of YOUR nightmares? Then submit a non-fictional account of the nightmare along with the art or story that it inspired. We’ll assign it a Nightmare Number.) 2) Written submissions (stories or poems) must contain EXACTLY 100 words including title. Email submissions to: anthology @ dailynightmare.com and include the number of the inspirational nightmare in the SUBJECT line Include a brief bio (~ 25 – 50 words) with the submission so we don’t have to track you with our hellhounds. What are we looking for? We at the DailyNightmare groove on the idea of inhabiting each other’s dreams, even the nasty, ooky ones, and this anthology is one step toward that kind of communal nightmare-scape. 100 words aren’t many, so sharpen at least one point of the narrative pentacle: mood, character, plot, setting, theme, and try to imbue your piece with a “sense of completion.” Poetry or prose, matters not; word count does. DailyNightMare.com celebrates literate terror (or “snob horror” if you will), so heighten the language,...

Deadline: July 6, 2014 Payment: 10 contributor’s copies Our first-ever publication, Spooklights, will feature literary horror and supernatural tales by authors around the country. We’d love to feature a few additional stories by up-and-coming authors in literary genre fiction! Deadline: July 6, 2014 Payment: 10 contributor’s copies Length: 1000 – 5000 words Looking for: horror, supernatural, or generally weird original tales; well-written with a good sense of voice, atmosphere, and originality; unique settings, characters, or perspectives; creative use of horror standbys; stories that are creepy, scary, or just plain fun. Not looking for: tired tropes used in conventional ways (zombies, unless you do something new with them), straight serial killer tales, or cliche-ridden fiction . Gore, violence, sex, etc. okay if used tastefully. The point of a good literary horror story is not death, violence, and dismemberment, but a message that says something about fear, humanity, and evil. The collection will be sold as an e-book through major distributors, and as a print copy in local book stores, conventions, and artist outlets. Publication will occur in August or September. Every submission will receive a personalized response. To submit: Send an email with the story attached as a .pdf, .doc/.docx, .odt, .rtf, or pasted into the body of the email. Use a simple font, 12-point, one inch margins, with your name, phone number, and email address on the title page. Number your pages if sent as an attachment. Colored or wacky fonts will send your story to the recycle bin. In your email, state the name of the story, the basic premise, the word count, and any previous publication information (if you have any; not necessary). Tell us what the story means to you personally, and why you wrote it. Send submissions to: [email protected] Please see our Submission and Guidelines page...

Deadline: July 14th, 2014 Payment: 4% royalties after cost per story published in ebook and paperback form. We all like a good B Movie. Especially those wonderfully cliche films from the 1950s and beyond such as Plan 9 From Outer Space, I Was a Teenage Werewolf or even the most recent additions to the genre such as Sharknado. There is a sort of guilty pleasure and a sense of fun to be found in these films, and we are hoping that the sense of fun can be transferred to the short story form. To be edited by Theresa Derwin and published by KnightWatch Press, Killer Bees from Outer Space will be an anthology of stories playing with the cliches and ideas found in B Movies. But bee-ware, I do not want to be swarmed by stories about killer bees or other forms of insects, after all there are so many fun tropes to be used from the many examples out there. I have already received two bed stories so do not wish to receive anymore. Think outside the box. Escape of the 50ft Gorilla anyone? All submissions should: Be between 2,000 and 6,000 words in Standard Manuscript Format (http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html). Be typed in Courier or Times New Roman 12 Include your full details (name/address/telephone number/email address) Be sent to [email protected] as .doc or .rtf documents with the email subject header “SURNAME/BEES/WORDCOUNT”. Previously published stories WILL be considered for this anthology. Authors will retain copyright. Multiple submissions up to a maximum of two stories per author can be submitted. We will write to you within approximately four weeks of the submission deadline to let you know if you have been successful. We will pay royalties after cost per story published in ebook and paperback form.

Deadline: July 15th, 2014 Payment: free trade paperback copy of the book, plus a $5 advance on royalties An anthology of historical horror stories. What we mean by 'historical': your story should be set in a time at least fifty years ago. You know how they recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Beatles playing the Ed Sullivan show? Yeah, your story should be set during that time or before. Please strive for historical accuracy as needed. If you send us a story where a witch is burned in 1600s Massachusetts, it will be a strike against acceptance. If your story seems better qualified for History and Mystery, Oh My! we will consider it for that anthology instead. Horror and mystery overlap sometimes. We're seeking stories that are a maximum of 8000 words in length. Query about reprints. We will accept multiple submissions, but not simultaneous submissions. Open submission period: March 15 - July 15th, 2014. All contributors will receive a free trade paperback copy of the book, plus a $5 advance on royalties. Contributors will also be able to purchase more print copies at a 50% discount on the cover price. We're seeking first world rights in English to publish in print and electronic format for 12 months, beginning on the date of publication. Please see our Guidelines and Payment page for further information on the rights we ask for and the compensation we offer. Publisher's note: Mystery and Horror is a market that welcomes LBGTQ, multiethnic,multinational, nontraditional, and unusual fiction. We are concerned with well-written stories involving well-developed characters. Via: Mystery and Horror LLC.

Deadline: July 15th, 2014 Payment: Exposure and Royalties Flash fiction & Short Stories (1,000 – 6,000 words) Poetry and re-prints will also be considered This anthology is going to be filled with fears, phobias and frightening occurrences of terror. I would like your best story about fear, psychological, mythological, horrific, monsters are good even the boogeyman if it strikes your fancy. Let me know what fear is to the lead in the story, what they feel, what they see, what they hear when they are confronted by the things that go bump in the night, the things that we all take for granted. If your lead is afraid of apples then tell me a frightening story about apples. The choices are yours. I want this to be a frightening experience for the reader, a rollercoaster ride so to speak so shine with your submissions. Submission guidelines: Deadline for submissions – July 15th, 2014 – or until full. Word Count: 1,000 – 6,000 words. FORMAT: Single space with indented paragraphs, no space between paragraphs and standard 12 font. Use centered *** for scene breaks, and please put your bio at the end of the story in the manuscript, 100 words or less. Please make sure your story is how you want it to appear in print, and pay attention to grammar and punctuation! No Headers or footers and use Bold Print for the first two words of your story! *I am accepting poetry, send up to 10 poems!!!!!!!!!!!! *Send your documents as RTFs. *You may send up to Three stories! Upon acceptance into the anthology, you agree that Horrified Press holds exclusive publishing rights for six months from the date of publication; after that date has passed, all intellectual property rights revert to the author with the proviso that Horrified Press...

Deadline: July 15th, 2014 Payment: Exposure and Royalties We Come in Peace Deadline: July 15th, 2014 – or until full Payment: Exposure and Royalties Flash fiction & Short Stories (1,000 – 6,000 words) Poetry and re-prints will also be considered For this anthology I don’t want peaceful little gray aliens who wish us well, I want ravenous creatures from the deepest darkest realms of space! They are here to take us, to enslave us and to kick our butts. Write me your best Science fiction Horror tale about the aliens who wanted to conquer us and devour our women. Be creative in your endeavors and give me the story you want the world to read!!! Submission guidelines: Deadline for submissions – July 15th, 2014 – or until full. Word Count: 1,000 – 6,000 words. FORMAT: Single space with indented paragraphs, no space between paragraphs and standard 12 font. Use centered *** for scene breaks, and please put your bio at the end of the story in the manuscript, 100 words or less. Please make sure your story is how you want it to appear in print, and pay attention to grammar and punctuation! No Headers or footers and use Bold Print for the first two words of your story! *I am accepting poetry, send up to 10 poems!!!!!!!!!!!! *Send your documents as RTFs. *You may send up to Three stories! Upon acceptance into the anthology, you agree that Horrified Press holds exclusive publishing rights for six months from the date of publication; after that date has passed, all intellectual property rights revert to the author with the proviso that Horrified Press retains distribution rights in the format of the contracted anthology. This title will be available as an e-book and trade quality paperback. Ron Koppelberger will be presiding over this...

Deadline: July 15th, 2014 Payment: Exposure and Royalties Flash fiction & Short Stories (1,000 – 6,000 words) Poetry and re-prints will also be considered For this anthology I would like stories about biology gone mad. Stories about the end of the world as we know it are acceptable as long as there is a Bio Hazard, a plague, a monster created by demon spore by a little kid’s chemistry set, by the military or by independent scientists……just give me Bio Hazards as they are in your mind, your perceptions of what the worst Biological disaster might be about. Mutants, strange powers, third eyes or anything you can conceive of will be considered and if you have a poetic bone then send me your poetry on the subject. This anthology is open to humor as well as zombies. Send me your best. Submission guidelines: Deadline for submissions – July 15th, 2014 – or until full. Word Count: 1,000 – 6,000 words. FORMAT: Single space with indented paragraphs, no space between paragraphs and standard 12 font. Use centered *** for scene breaks, and please put your bio at the end of the story in the manuscript, 100 words or less. Please make sure your story is how you want it to appear in print, and pay attention to grammar and punctuation! No Headers or footers and use Bold Print for the first two words of your story! *I am accepting poetry, send up to 10 poems!!!!!!!!!!!! *Send your documents as RTFs. *You may send up to Three stories! Upon acceptance into the anthology, you agree that Horrified Press holds exclusive publishing rights for six months from the date of publication; after that date has passed, all intellectual property rights revert to the author with the proviso that Horrified Press retains distribution rights...